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DUGANG! Ashley “Bahandi” Theophane featured in the co-main event, along with a stacked Mayweather Promotions undercard including undefeated rising prospects Juan Heraldez, Maurice Lee, Kevin Newman & labaw pa!
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LAS VEGAS (Nov. 9, 2016) – Sharif “Ang Lion” Bogere (29-1, 20 KO ni) is back in action after a flawless fifth round TKO victory against Luis Florez on September 16th. Bogere will face Hylon Williams (16-3-1, 3KO ni) in a 10-round lightweight battle on December 2nd at Sam’s Town Live in the main event. A win for Bogere will increase his win streak to seven and bring him one step closer to a title opportunity.
“Ako naghinam-hinam; ingon nga “Ang Lion” you will hear me ‘roar’ sa Disyembre 2nd,” said Bogere. “I think my performance last fight gave the fans what they wanted to see, I gained more fans, apan ang labing importante, I was focused. This fight will bring me even closer to a title fight, and that is what I am here for,”
“I’m facing a tough opponent, but I’ve already been in the ring in some tough battles and learned from those experiences,” miingon si Williams. “I don’t see much getting in my way of me stopping him come December 2nd,”
Further action will see former title challenger Ashley “Bahandi” Theophane (39-7, 12 KO ni) sa co-main event, who has made it clear that he is here for redemption. Theophane, who was originally supposed to be featured on the last Sin City Showdown card on October 8th has taken this time to train harder, become more focused and is set to out perform and come out on top with a victory.
“It’s been said that this is my redemption fight,” said Theophane. “I have been faced with many challenges in my career, with my back up against the wall and have bounced back. This fight is like any other fight, and I plan to come out victorious,”
Bogere fights out of Las Vegas, while proudly representing his native Uganda. The 27-year-old won his first 23 pro fights while picking up victories over Raymundo Beltran, Francisco Contreras, and Manuel Levya. He enters this bout on a six-fight win streak and will be challenged by Hylon Williams fighting out of Las Vegas, NV.
Originally from Houston, Williams now fights out of Las Vegas. He began his career in 2008 uban sa usa ka 15-0 nga rekord, until former two-division world champion Rances Barthlemy stopped him back in February 2012. Williams bounced back with a win versus John Willoughby the same year, and after a 3 year hiatus found himself back in the ring to face Jason Lizau, which judges ruled a draw. Sukad niadto, Wiliams has suffered back-to-back losses against Yuriokis Gamboa on December 19 2015, and Rashad Ganaway on August 20, 2016.
Theophane has faced many top opponents in the 140-147 klase, including Danny Garcia, Pablo Cesar Cano, and Adrien Broner. Siya nagsugod sa iyang 2015 campaign with back-to-back victories over both Mahonri Montes in April and Steve Upsher in September. Niadtong Abril 1, 2016 he suffered a tough loss to Adrien Broner in a world title fight.
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